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How to buy a Dutch tent.......

• Get in car
• Drive halfway across the country
• Fight through the traffic around amsterdam and schiphol areas
• Get annoyed at McGuider who repeats over and over grrrrrr
• Curse at idiots who cant drive in English and Dutch
• Stop at ESVO showroom and ogle
• Fight through narrow one way streets with cars parked both sides
• Follow guy to park
• Watch as he shows you a tent
• Ogle said tent
• Try not to drool at said tent
• Help him put tent back in bag
• Give him money
• Put tent in car boot
• Head to Aart Kok
• Get annoyed at McGuiders voice again
• Curse whoever designed the road lay out
• Arrive at Aart Kok and play "where the hell do we park" game
• Ogle some more
• Search for either toilets or a portaloo. We found toilets "phew"
• Faint at prices
• Get back in car and fight even worse traffic grrrrrrrrrr
• Swear at idiot that cant drive in English and Dutch
• Fight even worse traffic than earlier accompanied by more cursing
• Threaten to throw McGuider out the car window if she doesnt stop bloody repeating everything 14 times
• Take a detour to a camping store to buy good quality cotton guylines
• Queue to pay in the store
• Get back in car
• Return to store to get the sliders that you forgot the first time
• Queue in store again
• Get back in car yet again
• Drive towards home
• Tell OH to turn that bloody navigation system off before she gets flying lessons
• Arrive home
• Leave tent in car boot as we will be off to someplace grassy tomorrow to pitch her
• Have a cup of tea

That is how you buy a Dutch tent lol

Angie

Edna - If you want to collect as a foot passenger then be aware not just of weight but also pack sizes. I wouldnt want to carry either of our pyramids more than a few metres.

Karstens are beautiful tents and the easiest to pitch but the pack sizes are huge so if you want one then bring the car :)

Angie

Hey Natureboy

What about some pics of your ESVO on the Dutch pyramid appreciation thread then :)

ESVOs just rock huh

Esvo are doing 20% off at the moment but when we were in their store yesterday, the guy said he wasnt sure how long that was going to last

Angie

Quote: Originally posted by AngelicMinx on 31/5/2009

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Edna - If you want to collect as a foot passenger then be aware not just of weight but also pack sizes. I wouldnt want to carry either of our pyramids more than a few metres.

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Quote: Originally posted by martinandzoe on 01/6/2009

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Quote: Originally posted by AngelicMinx on 31/5/2009

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Edna - If you want to collect as a foot passenger then be aware not just of weight but also pack sizes. I wouldnt want to carry either of our pyramids more than a few metres.

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Er....baggage trolley ? Do you actually think I carried the thing in my own arms ?

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Yes I did for some reason lol

In my imagination you had the tights and superman shirt too lol

Angie

Ok Keely, what is iykwim? Is that cantonese for OH will let me have an ESVO but he just doesnt know it yet?

LOL

Angie